Revealing why he shared the naked snaps, he said: "I started to embrace freedom and vulnerability. The image represents the vulnerability."

He also said that he had tried a number of different things to combat his condition, including doctors and hypnotherapy, but said that "nothing had worked.

When asked by Ruth whether he had had any negative reactions to what he was doing, he said: "I'm really lucky, I haven't had any negativity whatsoever which is great and if I do, that's fine, people are very entitled to their opinion."